On Friday the 19th of September Year 11 G.C.S.E. geography students spent the day in St. Helens town centre. Their task was to collect a range of primary data on the Central Business District (C.B.D.) as part of their G.C.S.E. geography coursework.
The students made their own way into town and gathered in Victoria Square for a 9am start. Considering the miserable weather we’ve had over the summer it was heartening to see the sun shining low in the sky, even if the air chilled our breath to a cool mist.
Once registered each group of students set off to their particular area of town and began recording information of various features of the C.B.D. This included the height of buildings, the environmental quality of the streets and the number of pedestrians walking past at different times during the day. Students were also required to complete a shopper questionnaire, definitely their favourite!
Each group was given a mobile phone number to contact the teachers in case of an emergency. I’m glad to report the Nokia tune wasn’t heard once throughout the day! In fact the day was a stunning success and the department would like to extent our thanks to Year 11 for their exemplary behaviour. Well done.
Year 11 geographers are now in the first stages of writing up their coursework. For the first time they will benefit from up-to-date base maps of St. Helens, courtesy of Mr. Halewood, and a variety of resources on the Geography Department Shared Area.
Good luck Year 11!
Mr. Prentice